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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

1,777 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 84 of 89

Terrible Mining Accident. One Man Killed. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1890 · page 5

A DREADFUL accident occurred at the South Mine this afternoon. A miner, named David Hislop, was engaged with two others in sinking a shaft at Block 6. They fired two…

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Arrivals of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—£1,000,000 in gold was received from Russia, by the Bank of England, yesterday…

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Australian Mining Notes. Castle Wellington Silver and Tin Mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 6

THE mine manager, Mr. G. R. Fearby, reports on 23rd instant:—"Have crushed 65 tons of lode stuff from No. 2 and No. 3 lodes, from…

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The Amalgamated Miners' Association. an Approaching Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 5

ON Wednesday, December 3rd, there is to be an important conference between the representatives from the various colonial districts in the Amalgamated Miners'…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 5

About 500 tons of ore are being dispatched from the Central mine weekly. There is no particular indication as to when they will begin to do something on the mine. A large…

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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 5

AT the opening meeting of the Exchange to-day, silver stocks were weak. At the other two meetings, however, there was a better demand, especially for Centrals and Souths,…

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The Port Stephens Mining Case. Accused Fails to Appear. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 5

JOSEPH TARRANT, who was charged at the Central Police Court last week with having obtained promissory notes to the value of £2000 from Geo. Oswald Hyde by means of…

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Australian Mining. Golden Hope Gold-mining Company, No Liability

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1890 · page 3

THE manager reports for the week ending 22nd instant: "Have extended level on lode a further distance of 7ft; total to date, 24ft…

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Legislative Council. Coal Mines Regulation Bill. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1890 · page 5

In the Legislative Council, on the motion of Mr. Pigott, THE BANKRUPTCY AMENDING BILL Was introduced and read the first time…

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Miners' Meetings. Glebe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1890 · page 5

THE above miners held their monthly general meeting on Monday evening, in Simpson's hall. Mr. James Rico was in the chair…

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Miners' Meetings. Co-operative Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1890 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute, on Tuesday evening…

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Further Arrival of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—There has been a further influx of £500,000 in gold to the Bank of England from Russia…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1890 · page 5

The South mine is looking better this week at the 300ft level than it has ever done before. The No. 4 caste crosscut has struck into a lode of carbonate of lead, assaying over…

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Broken Hill South Silver Mining Co., Ltd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1890 · page 5

The following report has been received from the mine manager, November 24th:— Main shaft, plat sets in; shaft timbered 16ft. East crosscut advanced 18ft; ore assays…

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Coal-mines Regulation Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1890 · page 4

AMONG the numerous promises made by the Government to the people was one that they would see the Coal-Mines Regulation Bill safely through the many pitfalls that awaited…

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Miners' Meetings. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1890 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday evening for the purpose of considering the minutes of the committee of…

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Miners' Meeting. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1890 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting was hold last night in the Temperance Hall; Mr. W. H. Fox in the chair. After the lodge minutes had been…

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Alleged Coal Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1890 · page 5

CONSTABLES Duff and Stevens last night arrested a man named George Blackwell, and a lad named Oharles Stanbury, on charges of stealing a quantity of coal from the trucks of…

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Correspondence Selling Price of Coal. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1890 · page 3

Sir,—Please allow me a small corner of your valuable paper to reply to "Coal Shareholder." Well, sir, this "Coal Shareholder" seems to think…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1890 · page 5

Rich are has been struck in Block 10, 17ft below the 665ft level. It will go about 350oz of silver to the ton. It was reported to-day that rich ore had been struck in the British…

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